Today, I worked from home to actually be able to concentrate and make a presentation about my project. My boss then sends me a long email about how he wants us to work in the office, and how important it is for team building, giving me feelings of guilt for actually getting some work done. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I thought working through the holidays would mean little to do and the boss telling me stories all day. Actually, it meant having loads to do, while my boss was telling me stories regardless, effectively keeping me from doing the work he is paying me for. FML
Today, I received a company-wide email from my boss, praising a coworker's extra effort at improving our line of business. The coworker's efforts were a direct copy-and-paste of a plan I put together three months ago. No one cared when I gave the presentation. FML
Today, I worked 12 long hours cooped up in my office. Before leaving, my boss asked me whether I'll ever take my job seriously. FML
Today, my boss called me while I was working from home to bitch me out over being away from my computer for 49 minutes, when my lunch break is only 45 minutes, thus wasting another 13 minutes. My boss is known for spending hours online gaming from home during work hours. FML
Today, I was excited to finally take a day off work and relax at home. However, as soon as I was on the couch to Netflix and chill with my cat, I got a call from my boss saying I was needed at the office to fix a major issue. I ended up spending the entire day at work and didn't get to enjoy my "day off." FML
Today, I finished a very important but annoying presentation that took four hours to complete. Only after writing a paragraph to explain the presentation and sending it to my boss did I realize that I saved the document as "Shit I have to do to get a promotion." FML
Today, my boss pulled me aside to chastise me for being "off task" because I was chatting with a co-worker while working on a project. She then spent a half hour chatting with the same person about what daycare she should go to for her new baby. FML
Today, my boss yelled at me for ignoring emails on my day off. Our emails are only accessible from work desktops, so I’d have had to be at my desk to answer it, which I had to explain to him 3 times before he understood. This is what happens when CEO’s promote their nephews to middle management. FML
Today, my co-worker spent the afternoon taking online personality quizzes and messaging everyone the results. She was particularly proud of one which told her she was a hard-working overachiever. My boss walked by just as the message for that one popped up and I got in trouble for slacking off. FML
Today, I was working from home. I felt very sleepy, so I set my online status “Active” and went back to bed. I woke up to 3 missed calls from my boss and an email from him, containing a webcam screenshot of me asleep in bed. I totally forgot he has remote access to my computer. FML
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nzhx 23
I understand his issue with it, but maybe if you explained the situation to your boss he wouldn't mind you working from home on occasion. Either way, good luck with your presentation, OP.
NYM88 26
You just can't please some people unfortunately.
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Eovyn 1
Thanks for a lot the supportive and constructive replies! This was actually the first time I worked from home since August. He is a controllfreak in a way and that is why I got so annoyed. Next time I double check with him.../PhD student
rockydify 22
Why can't you concentrate in the office? I do understand the boss wanting you to come in. Like a normal job.
russfml 31
Your boss sounds like Michael Scott FYL
Colon_Man 17
"I DECLARE BANKRUPTCY!"
cathrope 10
Just once in my life I wish "Bankruptcy" would happen the way I pictured it as a kid. I would walk past one of the 6 banks in my town and all of a sudden money would start spewing out from the roof like a volcano.
Subtext 10
Oh good lord...I know that all too well. My boss does not like homeoffice and after some team members felt excluded we now even have to keep the doors to the neighbouring offices open unless we have a meeting in there! My coworker next door speaks at 65-70 db regularly (yeah, we measured it), people are constantly walking through our office to get into the next office (even though we have a perfectly fine hallway which would just mean a 2m detour. I have now taken to come to work at ungodly times, usually starting at around 11 am and working till late night when everybody left. Looking for a new job as well, that's just insane...good luck to get out as well, OP.
middlenamefrank 8
What is it about the workplace that's distracting you? Throw some headphones on to discourage conversations, keep your eyes on your work and don't be sociable during working hours. You can learn to work productively in the middle of a hurricane if you figure out how to do it.
CrazyManNo9 29
Your boss is mistaken by sending such an email, in any case. Email is for basic communication. Such a communication as his, whether or not he is correct, should be done in person if possible and by phone if not. Email is inappropriate for reprimands, especially, and even congratulations or thanks should be in person but possibly followed up by email. That's beside the point though, since he seems to be a micromanager at heart.
Shade1982 21
I really don't agree with that. Email is not just for basic communication. We aren't living in the 90's anymore... This sounds like it was a department mail, not just for op alone. If that's the case, an email is fine for that. And yes, a reprimand might be done better in person, but the great advantage of using email is the fact you have written evidence of it. And this doesn't sound like it was big enough for a reprimand anyway, it was just an informational. Anything said in person or over the phone can always be denied later. Which is why I ALWAYS ask for an email confirmation of any important conversation I had, just so I can store it for possible later use.
KeatonHanson 28
Tell your boss that you work more efficiently when there are less distractions
peteto818 28
Sorry OP, but in the end he's your boss so you have to go what he says. Maybe look for a way to make the office less distracting.